Quilting attachment for sewing-machines.



W. M. ZEIGLER.

QUILTING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING MACHINES. APPLICATION FILED MAR. 25. 1915.

1,185,862. 7 PatentedJune 6,1916.

WITNESSES:

INVENTOR WASHINGTON M. ZEIGLER, OF ENNIS, TEXAS.

QUILTING ATTACHMENT FOR SEWING-MACHINES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 6', 1916.

Application filed March 25, 1915. Serial N 0. 16,868.

To all whom ii-may concern:

Be it known that 1, WASHINGTON M. ZiuoLnR, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ennis, in the county of Ellis and State of Texas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Quilting Attachments for Sewing-lVlachines, of which the following is a specification.

My invention has relation to a quilting attachment for sewing machines and in such connection it relates more particularly to the construction and arrangement of the parts constituting such an attachment.

The principal objects of my invention are first, to provide an attachment of simple construction, and readily secured to or re moved from the table of a sewing machine, which attachment permits of the proper support of the material during the quilting operation, the proper feeding of the quilt to the needle of the machine and the proper take up of the quilt during the formation of successive rows of stitches, and second to provide an attachment comprising a frame fixed to or adapted to be readily secured to.

the side of the machine, said frame forming a support for a series of rollers arranged parallel with the front and, rear ends of the machine table, and a. support for the quilt comprising essentially a framework arranged to reciprocate on the rollers, as a support, said framework having a drum, and a take up roller arranged at right angles to the rollers of the fixed frame and an intermediate rod or roller arranged to hold the material flat upon the table of the machine.

i The nature and scope of my invention will be more fully understood from the following description taken in connection with the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, in which,-'

Figure 1, is a top or plan view of a sewing machine with the quilting attachment embodying main features of my invention. Fig. 2, 'is a cross-sectional View, the section being taken on line wac of Fig. 1. -Fig. 3,

is a cross-sectional view taken on line y-y,

of Fig. 1. Fig. 4:, is a detail-view illustrat-- ing in end elevation the bracket and con nection for either the take up or main rollerfor the reciprocating frame. Fig. 5, is a detail illustrating one of the braces for the attachment. Fig. 6, is a longitudinal sectional view taken on line 2.2 of Fig. 1.

Fig. 7, is a perspective view of the strap and grip for holding under tension the quilt at either end, and Fig. 8, is a side elevational view of the stationary frame removed from the machine and with rollers folded inward and legs tied to the frame.

, Referring to the drawings, 1, represents the bed plate and 2 the overhanging arm of the sewing machine. Along that edge, at whichthe drop leaf is usually hinged is arranged a long bar 3 which rests upon the wood work or table 1 surrounding the bed plate of .the machine.

shaped brackets 4-, 1, and 5, 5. One end of each bracket 4 or 5 is pivotally connected This bar 3 has at suitable intervals a series-of. elongated U-.-

front. and rear sides of the table 1 of the by brackets 5, 5 are arranged respectively at either end of the bar, 3. When rollers 7 are notin use the clamping screws 6 of brackets 4 and 5 are loosenedland the brackets 4 and 5 with rollers 7 supported therebyv are swung under the bar3, as shown in Fig. 8,

and for this purpose, if required, the bar 3 may be recessed or cut away at the under surface to permit the rollers 7 extending under said bar.

. The two centrally disposed brackets 4,4;

are each provided at their outer ends with an extension 8, extending beyond the bear ings for the rollers 7 and on a line with the.

table-1*. A strap or brace 9 pivoted at one end to one extenslon' 8 is arrangedto pass oven the table'l and to hookat its free endin a'clamping bolt 10 on the other extension 8. Thisstrap 9- serves as'a means for supporting the outer ends of the brackets 4; from theztable 1*. The end brackets 5, 5', are

braced or supported bythe straps or braces 11 extending angularly from a clamping bolt 12, on bar 3 to a bracket 5 to which the strap 11 is pivotally secured. The strap 11 is arranged to detachably engage the bolt 12. The end brackets 5, 5 are also provided with folding legs or standards 13, the arrangement and construction of which are not broadly new. One end of the leg, the upper end, is slottedly connected as at 14 with an angle iron 15 secured to and depending from the bracket 5.

By reason of the arrangement and construction above set forth there is provided for the machine a frame work comprising the bar 3 and the rollers 7 which frame work may be readily folded together as shown at Fig. 8 and removed from the sewing machine. VJ hen extended and properly secured to the table 1 of the machine as described the frame work forms the support for .a reciprocable quilting frame the construction and arrangement of which is as follows: The quilting frame comprises a the ends of each sleeve 20 to lock the shaft 16 or 17 therein, whenever necessary. The tension roll 18 isarranged intermediate of the shafts 16 and 17 with the ends of the roll 18 slightly reduced to enter and revolve freely in the body of the brackets 19. A cord or leather strap 22 is secured to each bracket and is provided with a clasp or gripping device 23. When the legs, rollers and brackets are folded under the bar 3, they may be secured to said bar by means of the straps 24 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 8.

In the operation of the device, the material to be quilted is first wound around or upon shaft 16 and then its free edge is tacked or secured to shaft 17, the material passing under the tension roll 18 which serves to hold the material flat upon bed plate 1 during the sewing operation. A longitudinal row or rows of stitches of straight or curved design is then made by the machine, the shafts 16 and 17 being given a longitudinal movement over the rollers 7v as well as a slight oscillatory movement thereon. When the strip of material between shaft 17 and tension roll 18 has been properly quilted, the split sleeves 20 are opened sufficiently to permit rotations of shaft 16 to unwind the unquilted material and shaft 17 to take or wind up the quilted portion and thus bring suflicient material adjacent the needle of the machine for a new series of quilting stitches. After each row of stitches the shafts 16, 17 and roll 18 are shifted over the rollers 7 in a direction the reverse of the feed of the machine, the needle of the machine being elevated sufliciently to clear the material and the thread broken to permit of the return of the shafts 16, 17 to the initial position. To accelerate the movement of shafts 16, 17 and tension roll 18 over the rollers 7 during the sewing operations, the rail or bar 3 is not supported by table 1 in strictly horizontal position but is slightly inclined downward in the direction of the feed. To accomplish this a wedge 25 is inserted between the base of rail or bar 3 and table 1 as clearly illustrated in Fig. 6. r

Having thus described the lliltule and objects of my invention what I desire to claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is, 7 p 1. A quilting attachment for sewing machines comprising .a stationary frame consisting essentially of a bar detachably secured to and removable from the table of the machine, a series of brackets each pivotally connected at one end to said bar, and a series of rollers each-having its bearings in a bracket, in combination with a movable frame comprising two shafts supported by and moving on said rollers, a bracket connecting each end of the shafts and forming a bearing for the same, and afabric tension bar connecting the brackets and extending parallel with said shafts. V

2. A quilting attachment for sewing machines comprising a stationary frame consisting essentially of a bar detachably secured to and removable from the table of the machine, a series of brackets each pivotally connected at one end to said bar, and a seriesof rollers each having its'bearings in a bracket, in combination with a movable frame'arranged to reciprocate in the path of the needle, said movable frame supported by and moving on said rollers.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

WASHINGTON M. ZEIGLER. Witnesses:

ABE CARROLL, J r.,

C. P. CLARK.

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